I need photos of the panel on the telly, and quick about it, people.
Mary Harney, Alan Shatter FG, Kathy Sheridan - Irish Times. Dick Spicer, Humanist Association and an entreprenaur whose name escapes me.
Final panellist is Padraic White, used to be head of the IDA
Ty Christine... I was rivetted by the cardigan....
In relation to blasphemy has Minister Dermot Ahern chosen the best option - Question 1
Ok, first question is on blasphemy. Should be interesting.
Long time since I've seen Dick Spicer. He's been doing this for years.
In the middle of some quality rambling, a good point by Dick Spicer: the government hasn't rushed to legislate on the X case, so why the sudden race to legislate for blasphemy?
'My understanding' says White - aka his briefing from department....
I hate that wide-eyed faux-naiveté attitude from Padraic White: "The Minister is just doing his job! Why are people rushing to attack him?"
No Omaniblog you're grand i think - you used facebook to log on?
Good point from Alan Shatter about the actual meaning of the amendment. How do you measure outrage? When is enough outrage sufficient? How many people need to be outraged for the law to be broken?
I could be mistaken, but this sounds like that rare thing; a valid, articulate point being made by an audience member.
Evangelical Christian who asked question thinks that it should be scrapped!
What Would Jesus Do?
Epic comment!
Followed by Audience member making stupid remark - restoring the lack of faith in audience.
And then again - an audience member raises the issues of clerical abuse and how disclosures may be affected.
Alan Shatter: If we'd had this rule ten years ago when allegations were being made of sexual abuse by clergy, if the people had gone on the streets to protest then they could have been prosecuted under this law